The Art of Working Extra Hard to Avoid Perfection
Potter Melissa Weiss wanted to do film-based photographic art, so she attended the School of Visual Arts in New York and earned a BFA…
Pop Goes the Work of Centuries
Bill George paints everyday objects that would normally go unnoticed, and certainly aesthetically unappreciated. He transforms them from obscurity to a place of heightened…
Art Instructor Helps Cut Flowers Reach Their Full Potential
Susan McChesney came from Maine to WNC in 2014, having spent 40 years teaching others to draw. “A spinal injury left me with a…
This is What Persistence of Vision Looks Like
New York born and now WNC-based Roscoe Conn is a painter, collagist, soccer coach, art teacher, and retired Rutherford County public-school educator whose paintings…
Maybe the Heart Really is Made of Porcelain
When Nina Kawar’s marriage ended in divorce, she helped herself heal from that painful experience by falling in love again — with sculptural ceramics….
Potter Gives Us the Dirt Behind Her Passion for Ceramics
Potter Samantha Oliver conjures exquisite eye candy that’s endearingly functional and fun to touch. She earned her BFA from Winthrop University, studied ceramics at…
Photographer Shifts His Focus Between Goats and Iron Horses
Jeffrey Stoner became enchanted by photography during childhood, but only began marketing his work in 2004. The images sold well, and in 2007 he…
Artist/Activist Gets the Word Out in Visual Language
Multimedia sculptor, painter, and all-around creative/community dynamo Tarah Singh believes artists have a responsibility to document history. She uses the term “herstorian” to describe…
Art Helped Him Answer the Million-Dollar Question
Onicas Gaddis taught himself to draw, and he learned how to paint from abstract expressionist Sarah Carlisle Towery, an alumnus of Black Mountain College…
Potter Ditched “Heady” and Went Down to Earth
“Functional pottery is a cool, subversive art form,” believes WNC potter/ceramicist Courtney Martin. “Without even knowing it, you internalize it. You hold it and…